Youssef Zalal "The Moroccan Devil"

Featherweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record8-4-1 · current 1-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record50-28 (64.1%) across 13 opponents
Last 5 opponents41-20 (67.2%) across 5 opponents
Age30
Height5' 10"
Reach72"
StanceSwitch

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute2.78
Significant strikes absorbed per minute1.79
Striking accuracy51%
Striking defense65%
Takedowns per 15 minutes1.84
Takedowns landed / attempted32%
Takedown defense56%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes1.29
Average fight time12.6 min

UFC wins: 0 KO/TKO, 4 submission, 4 decision. UFC losses: 0 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 4 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-04-25Aljamain Sterling17-5WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
2025-10-04Josh Emmett10-5StrikerWSubmission R1 1:38UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
2025-02-15Calvin Kattar7-6StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
2024-11-02Jack Shore6-2WrestlerWSubmission R2 0:59UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi
2024-08-10Jarno Errens1-2BalancedWSubmission R1 3:52UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2
2024-03-23Billy Quarantillo6-3Submission grapplerWSubmission R2 1:50UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas
2022-08-13Da'Mon BlackshearUFC debut—DDecision - Majority R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz
2021-06-05Sean Woodson1-1StrikerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
2021-02-06SeungWoo Choi1-2BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
2020-10-10Ilia TopuriaUFC debut—LDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
2020-08-08Peter BarrettUFC debut—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
2020-06-27Jordan Griffin1-2Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker
2020-02-08Austin LingoUFC debut—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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